Luo Zheng asked Cheng Ying to tell the news sent back by Xizuo before asking Jia Xu, "What does Wen He think?" ”

Jia Xu thought for a while, and then said: "It should be eight or nine." ”

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "General Ben also thinks so, the gains and losses in Guanzhong are important, once Chang'an is lost, it will be involved and the whole body will be moved, Dong Zhuo should not dare to take this risk, and send Xu Rong to guard Guanzhong, it is reasonable." ”

Jia Xu said: "Xu Rong originally had an army of 20,000 under his command, and if Xu Rong only brought 10,000 troops to Guanzhong, there were 10,000 troops who were very likely to be transferred to the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

Luo Zheng was also very surprised, and said: "The coalition forces are working so hard, either Yuan Shao or Cao Cao did it. The Central Plains is full of talents, and there is no shortage of talented people with outstanding vision under the princes' accounts, except for Yuan Shu's straw bag, everyone can see that if he does not break through the Tiger Prison Pass and hit Luoyang this time, once Dong Zhuo eases up, the Central Plains land that has no danger to defend will inevitably become the racecourse of Xiliang Iron Cavalry. If Dong Zhuo is allowed to unify the Central Plains again, Yuan Shao will not have a good life. Since the princes are working so hard, the general can also breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Jia Xu said with deep thought: "What the general said is extremely true, if the princes' coalition army does not break the tiger prison pass this time, once Dong Zhuo eases up and comes to the Central Plains, the princes from all walks of life will inevitably face the troops of the Western Liang Army, and Liangzhou will not be able to live in peace." ”

Xun Yu sighed: "It's just a pity for the people of the world!" ”

Luo Zhengdao: "This is also something that cannot be helped, unless the world is unified. However, even if the princes are willing to work hard, it is still unknown whether they can break through the Tiger Prison Pass! After all, the princes only have more than 100,000 troops, and once the Tiger Prison Pass is really unable to hold it, Dong Zhuo will inevitably press all the troops in Luoyang. Our army cannot but prepare early. ”

Jia Xu said: "In order to deal with the princes' soldiers of King Qin, Dong Zhuo recruited nearly 100,000 young men from Sili to enlist in the army. The people's food stocks have almost been looted, and now Si Li and Guanzhong are almost to the point of devouring each other. There are tens of thousands of people who have fled with their families, and even if Dong Zhuo can repel the coalition of princes, it will take at least three to five years to recover if he wants to recover. ”

Luo Zheng said 'um' and said, "If it weren't for that, General Ben would be ready to escape into the Eight Hundred Miles Qianghu." Liangzhou's foundation is weak, and even if General Ben is desperate, he can't stop Dong Zhuo's hundreds of thousands of troops. ”

Cheng Ying said: "Recently, more and more people have fled in Guanzhong, and we have to find a way to properly resettle!" ”

Luo Zheng looked at Xun Yu. said: "This matter will be handed over to Wen Ruo, General Ben does not lack anything now, and what he lacks most is a large population." In any case, Wen Ruo also has to settle these fleeing people properly. Not only that, but also find a way to attract the people to move to Liangzhou, even if they smash the pot and sell iron, and even let the general eat bran vegetables, he must do this well! ”

Xun Yu refused to give in, and happily bowed his hand and said: "Rest assured, the lord will not disgrace his life!" ”

Luo Zheng said: "Now let's talk about armaments. If the coalition forces can't capture the Tiger Pass, how should our army respond? ”

Jia Xu said: "If this situation occurs, our army will have to guard against Xu Rong's march into Liangzhou." There are only two ways to go from Guanzhong to Liangzhou in the west, one is to go north from Chang'an to Qi County to attack Anding and Beidi two counties; The second is to go west out of Longguan to attack Hanyang. The general personally sat in Longxian. Hanyang is as stable as Mount Tai, and only needs to send another general to lead the troops to guard the two counties of Anding and Beidi! ”

Xun Yu and Cheng Ying both nodded in agreement, "This is right!" ”

Luo Zheng asked: "Who can guard the two counties of Anding and Northland?" ”

Xun Yu said: "General Gao Shun is not enough to be competent. ”

Jia Xu and Cheng Ying also nodded in agreement. Gao Shun can indeed take on a big responsibility.

Luo Zheng said happily: "Then it's decided, Gao Shun has both wisdom and bravery." It is indeed a rare good general, and it will take time. It may not be inferior to Xu Rong. With Gaoshun guarding the north and stabilizing the two counties, General Ben is indeed very relieved! ”

Xun Yu said: "Excluding the soldiers left behind in each county, the lord only retains 30,000 mobile troops, and then guards the two places, and the troops are inevitably weaker. Why didn't the lord order General Gao Shun to build another Tuntian camp in Beidi and Anding two counties, so that the displaced people who escaped from Guanzhong could choose to cultivate when they were busy and practice the military formation in their spare time, so as to reduce the pressure of our army's insufficient troops! ”

Luo Zheng pondered for a moment, and then said categorically: "Good, just according to Wen Ruo's words." ”

Jia Xu was surprised, but didn't ask.

Luo Zheng noticed it and explained: "Wen He didn't know something, and if Wen forced General Ben to comply, General Ben had no choice but to promise to keep only 30,000 mobile troops, and the rest of the army would be unarmored and returned to the fields to resume farming. ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "The population of Liangzhou is already small, and over the years, agricultural production has been destroyed by Yan zhòng, and it has reached the verge of collapse. ”

Luo Zheng said happily: "Since Wen Ruo and Wen He both said so, then General Ben can only be as good as flowing!" ”

Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "I just mentioned yì to the lord in the next place, when will I force the lord to comply!" ”

"Haha!"

Luo Zheng laughed loudly, wiped it dry and said: "Don't talk about this, what happened to Zhang Liao's capture of the three counties of Hexi?" ”

Cheng Ying said: "After pacifying Zhangye a month ago, General Zhang Liao had led the army out of Lianshan and west into Jiuquan half a month ago. However, Jiuquan is 700 miles away from Zhangye, and Dunhuang is even farther, more than 1,400 miles away from Zhangye, more than 3,000 miles away from Longxian, and Guanshan Road is far away. ”

Luo Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and said: "The people of Zhangye, Jiujun, and Dunhuang counties together are less than 100,000, and such a long distance is like chicken ribs. ”

Xun Yu said: "The three counties are indeed too far away, Zhang Ye can say that according to the current strength of the lord, the two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang are indeed beyond the reach of some whips." However, since it is my Han territory, there is naturally no reason to give up, and although the three counties are remote, they are very suitable for growing wheat, if there are hundreds of thousands of people, it is enough to become a big granary for the lord! ”

Jia Xu said: "Having said that, the three counties are located in the Hexi Corridor, not only bordering the desert in the north, but also bordering the Western Regions. Since the former Han Dynasty, the imperial court has sent people to the four counties of Hexi several times. But most of the people could not bear the suffering of the war, and many families fled. It's hard to govern! ”

Xun Yu said with deep emotion: "That's true, if you want the four counties of Hexi to settle down." Only by completely eliminating the border troubles of the Western Regions and the desert can the people live in peace. But then again, when the former Han Dynasty was at its strongest, it failed to do its best to completely incorporate the desert and the Western Regions into the territory of the Han Dynasty, and it was so difficult to achieve this goal. ”

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, as long as there is a goal." There will always be a day when it will be realized. However, this matter is still a little far away, since the general direction has been determined, let's go and prepare separately, complete the reorganization of the army as much as possible, Liangzhou is initially decided, many government affairs are complicated, and we have to work hard to straighten out everything! ”

"Yes!"

The three of them hurriedly got up and answered the order, and dispersed.

Yang Zhai. Yuan Shu's temporary residence.

Jin Shang hurriedly rushed into the inner hall and bowed his hand to Yuan Shu: "I've seen the lord!" ”

Yuan Shu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Yuan Xiu is exempt, what's the matter, is there any news?" ”

Jin Shang said in a condensed voice: "No less than ten scouts have been sent below. Paying close attention to the movements from Luoyang to Xuanyuan Pass, no less than 8,000 cavalry were found in the area of Dagu Pass, and they were traveling lightly. From the trail straight to Xuanyuan Pass. ”

"Dong Zhuo Pifu!"

Yuan Shuqi's face turned pale, and he roared.

Jin Shang asked, "My lord." What now? ”

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and said: "Dong Zhuo has bullied the head of this general, what else do you say?" ”

Jin Shang hurriedly said: "The 20,000 army has arrived in Yangzhai. If the Xiliang cavalry wants to go to Yingchuan, Huoyang Mountain is a place that must pass, so it is better to bury the army in Huoyang Mountain, break this Xiliang cavalry in one fell swoop, and then raise troops to kill Luoyang. ”

Yuan Shu asked: "It's not less than three hundred miles to Huoyang Mountain, and our army is all foot soldiers, is it too late?" ”

Jin Shangdao: "Forgive me for not making a difference, the Xiliang cavalry is hidden in the tracks, and they do not dare to take the big road, if they take the small road, they are not faster than our army, as long as they carry less grain and heavy baggage, and they can rush to Huoyang Mountain in two days if they travel lightly." ”

Yuan Shu said categorically: "Good, just follow Yuan Xiu's plan!" ”

Five miles north of Xuanyuan Pass, 8,000 Xiliang cavalry were rolling south on a small road.

Duan Xuan rode his horse and ran in the middle of the army, frowning together, with a gloomy face.

Leading the army to plunder the Central Plains is really not a good errand.

was done well, and he had to be infamous on his back, Luo Zheng's house is a living example.

Duan Xuan was born in a scholar clan, but he was not a grassroots like Luo Zheng, so he was naturally extremely disgusted with such a task.

However, the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, and he couldn't disobey the order, so he had to bite the bullet.

In the first year of the first peace, Hu Zhen led the army to conquer the eastern part of the country, and after the death of the war, Luo Zheng became the commander of the army, all of them opened a killing ring, and the Central Plains was turned upside down.

Duan Xuan didn't plan to learn from Luo Zheng's butcher, let alone kill the Central Plains into a river of blood, as long as he caused some trouble to the princes of all walks of life and forced the princes to retreat from the Tiger Prison Pass, the task would be completed.

However, it seems that this ploy was offered by Luo Zheng at the beginning.

That guy is really a scourge, even if he is infamous on his back, even he will be harmed.

Just as he was thinking about it, a fast horse chased after him.

General Li Li said: "General, it's too slow to take the trail, so it will take at least three days to reach Yingchuan." Our army is all cavalry, even if it can't defeat Yuan Shu's tens of thousands of troops, it can be led away, right? ”

"It's not like that!"

Duan Xuan shook his head and said: "Yuan Shu has withdrawn his army, our army has taken advantage of Yingchuan this time, and does not plan to loot Yingchuan, we must turn north from Yingchuan to Yanzhou before Yuan Shu reacts, otherwise if Yuan Shu finds out the news, it will inevitably be surrounded by heavy troops." The Yingchuan River is vertical and horizontal, which is not conducive to cavalry assault, and once it is blocked by Yuan Shu, it will be difficult to get out of trouble. ”

"Okay!"

Li Li had no choice but to continue to walk the path.

Duan Xuan said again: "Send a few more teams of scouts, be sure to find out the way ahead, so as not to leak your whereabouts!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Li agreed, and immediately urged the horse to leave.

Duan Xuan looked up at the sun hanging in the sky, and felt that the clouds in his heart had slightly dispersed.

It's just that he couldn't have imagined that Yuan Shu had already gotten the news when he paid attention to it.

Huoyang Mountain, above a mountain range.

Yuan Shu, accompanied by Jin Shang, Ji Ling, Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun and other generals, stood on the top of the mountain under the blazing sun and looked down on the valley down the mountain, and said in a good mood: "Yes, this is here, this valley is the place that must pass through the Yingchuan River under the Xuanyuan Pass. ”

General Ji Ling said: "If the Xiliang army wants to hide and hide, even if there is no pioneer to open the way, it will punish the scouts to explore the way, and if the 20,000 troops want to be all ambushed here, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hide from the scouts who are exploring the way." ”

Yuan Shu thought about it and asked, "Then what should I do, this is the only place where I can set up an ambush." ”

Jin Shangdao: "Why don't you order the soldiers to climb to the top of the mountains on both sides, so that you can bury the scouts who are exploring the way." When the Xiliang cavalry passes, it will raise wood and stones to attack it, and then cut off the retreat with fire attacks, and the Xiliang cavalry can be broken. ”

Daji Zhang Xun said: "At most, there are only 2,000 volts buried on the top of the mountain!" ”

Jin Shang thought for a while and said: "The rest of the army can be ambushed on the north bank of the river east of Huoyang Mountain, and it is only ten miles away from here at most. ”

Yuan Shu said categorically: "Good, just follow this plan!" (To be continued......) R1292